Pixel x Pixel Episode 26

This episode of Pixel x Pixel is off the charts! Marcus if off to Japan this week, so we have an extra-long episode to tide you over in case our next episode is delayed. Marcus receives a special package in the mail, Anne possibly traumatizes herself with a Junji Ito manga, and both extol the virtues of GiantBomb’s Burgle My Bananas feature. All that and more in episode 26 of Pixel x Pixel – now celebrating 1 year of podcasting! Thank you for listening!

25:00 – Media Minutes: Little Darlings, The Poseidon Adventure, Blood Feast/Herschell Gordon Lewis, Google Play Pass, Burgle My Bananas, The Exorcist, Fragments of Horror, Untitled Goose Game, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
59:30 – Notable News: 24 hour Pokemon Sword/Shield stream, new Hypnosis Microphone groups, Brain Age for Switch, Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC, Monster Hunter World: Iceborn Resident Evil collab

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 25

There’s so much to discuss this episode that we couldn’t fit it all in! Marcus is busy making his very own visual novel database and Anne is busy programming a film festival, but both still find plenty of time to read, watch, and play! We talk about all the exciting Deadly Premonition news and more in the latest Nintendo Direct, Marcus Gets Steamed once again, and Anne gets her hot little hands on a Nintendo Switch Lite!

15:00 – Media Minutes: Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered, Decoder, euphoria, Deadly Premonition, Weathering with You, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
35:00 – Notable News: Experts agree: Valve afraid of schoolgirl uniforms, I Love You Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator, September Nintendo Direct, Apple Arcade

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Special: Saya no Uta

Saya no Uta Song of Saya screenshot

Once in a while, your co-hosts play the same game and have things to say about it – thus warranting an extra special episode! For our second special, we talk about developer Nitro+’s Saya no Uta, aka Song of Saya, thanks to the recent re-release. If you’re interested in the game and don’t want to get spoiled, rest assured, you can listen to the intro to hear our general opinions before the spoiler section. After that, we take a deep dive into the various endings, themes, and comparisons with Nitro+ Chiral’s sweet pool.

Content warning for rape, gore, cannibalism, suicide, torture

Spoilers start from 16:30

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 24

Uzumaki anime screenshot

Hello beloved listeners! Since our last episode, Marcus has played not one, but two FMV games released in the last month, and Anne moved all her things down to Sydney and finally has the good mic again. Plus, we talk about the classic film The Blob, a horror film festival, the end of Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu!, and more!

21:30 – Media Minutes: The Blob, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu!, Saya no Uta, Pedro Almodovar marathon cont., Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
51:30 – Notable News: VNs getting delayed on Steam, Uzumaki anime announced, Telltale Games’ return, Cyberpunk 2077 character selection removes “male” and “female” markers

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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September 2019 Community Game-Along: Sports Games

In some places, September means the start of the new school year, but here at Chic Pixel, it means it’s time for another Community Game-Along! This month, we’re doing another suggestion from the Chic Pixel Pals Discord: sports games!

Sports games are not usually a genre I personally gravitate towards, but that’s why the Community Game-Along themes are so great! It’s the perfect time to try a game you wouldn’t normally play, or check something off your backlog. Plus, there’s such a huge range of sports games, you’re bound to find something you enjoy!

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Madfest Brisbane 2019 Recap

Brisbane Madfest 2019 Event Recap

If you’ve been listening to the Pixel x Pixel podcast (and if you’re not, you should!), you’ll know that I’ve frequently lamented the fact that I haven’t been to a geek convention in a long time. Well, back in May, I fixed that!

I had the opportunity to go to the Madman Anime Festival, or Madfest, in Brisbane as a media attendee, and I spent both the Saturday and Sunday (May 25-26) seeing everything the convention had to offer. This was my first time attending any Madfest convention, and though it was smaller than I expected (just one hall in the Brisbane Convention Centre), it was packed full of fun!

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